Despite grotesque judicial political opposition, Bernardo Arévalo, son of the "revolutionary" ex-president Juan José Arévalo, assumed the presidency of
By W. T. Whitney Jr. Bernardo Arévalo’s victory in the first round of presidential voting on June 25 this year surprised Guatemalans, as did the emergence of his Seed (Semilla) political party. Roadblocks engineered by established political forces threatened his candidacy in the second round of voting, on Aug. 20, and now may keep him
Bernardo Arévalo’s victory in the first round of presidential voting on June 25 surprised Guatemalans, as did the emergence of his Seed (Semilla) political party. Roadblocks engineered by established political forces threatened his candidacy in the second round of voting, on Aug.
A week after the general elections, following the preliminary announcement of the suspension of the results made by the Supreme Electoral Tribunal (TSE),